Cardenas would like to bring in medical experts to testify before the City Council on the impact of sugary drinks on child obesity, as well the impact that higher taxes on the beverages has on children's health, according to WGN.

"We've taken high-sugar content beverages out of the public schools. The next step is to tax them," Cardenas told the Sun-Times. "We have to stem this epidemic. It's not good for the city or society to have these high rates of obesity. Is that a Big Brother thing? Someone can make the case. I don't think you tell people what to drink and not to drink. But, you steer people. You try, anyway."

Cardenas' "someone" may have referred to David Vite, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, who told the Sun-Times the resolution was "a terrible idea" and more about revenue generation than public health.